CHAPTER XX
His Military Record
The complete Military Record of General Pershing as it has been kept by the War Department of the United States is here presented. To the facts obtained from this Department are added a few later items, which the Acting Adjutant General kindly has provided.
JOHN J. PERSHING
born september 13, 1860 in and appointed from
missouri.
| Cadet Military Academy | July | 1, 1882 |
| 2nd Lt. 6th Cavalry | July | 1, 1886 |
| 1st Lt, 10th Cavalry | Oct. | 20, 1892 |
| Captain, 1st Cavalry | Feb. | 2, 1901 |
| Trs. to 15th Cavalry | Aug. | 20, 1901 |
| Brigadier General | Sept. | 20, 1906 |
| Accepted | Sept. | 20, 1906 |
| Major General | Sept. | 25, 1916 |
| General | Oct. | 6, 1917 |
volunteer service
| Maj. Chief Ord. Officer | Aug. 18, 1898 | |
| Honorably discharged | May | 12, 1899 |
| Maj. A. A. G. | June | 6, 1899 |
| Honorably discharged | June 30, 1901 |
service
Served with regiment on the frontier from September, 1886 to 1891; Professor of Military Science and Tactics at University of Nebraska, September, 1891 to October, 1895; was Instructor of Tactics at the Military Academy at West Point, N. Y., June, 1897 to May, 1898; served throughout the Santiago Campaign in Cuba, June to August, 1898; on duty in War Department, August, 1898 to September, 1899, when he left for Philippine Islands; served in Philippine Islands until 1903; member General Staff Corps 1903 to 1906; and also Military Attaché at Tokio, Japan; served again in Philippine Islands from 1906 to 1914; commanded Punitive Expedition in Mexico from March, 1916 to February, 1917; commanded Southern Department to May, 1917, and United States Forces in France since that date.
battles and campaigns
Sioux Indian Campaign, South Dakota, September, 1890 to January, 1891; action near mouth of Little Grass Creek, South Dakota, January 1, 1891; Las Quasimas, Cuba, June 24, 1898; San Juan, Cuba, July 1, 1898, and was recommended by his regimental commander for brevet commission for personal gallantry, untiring energy and faithfulness; and by the brevet board convened that year for the brevet of Captain for gallantry at Santiago de Cuba, July 1, 1898; in the field in Philippine Islands, November, 1900 to March, 1901, against General Capistrano, commander of insurrectionary forces; in command of an expedition against the hostile Moros of Maciu, starting from Camp Vicars, Mindanao, September 18, 1902; action at Gauan, September 18, and Bayabao, September 19, 1902; captured Fort Moro, September 29, 1902, driving the Moros from Maciu Peninsula on that date. He attacked the Moros at Maciu September 30, 1902, capturing their two forts, and returned to Camp Vicars, October 3, 1902; was in action at Bacolod, April 6 to 8, 1903; Calahui, April 9, 1903, and Taraca River, May 4, 1903. He commanded the first military force that ever encircled Lake Lanao; Punitive Expedition in Mexico, 1916 and 1917; and since June, 1917, commanding the Expeditionary Force in France.
An additional statement by the War Department:
John J. Pershing was appointed a Major General in the Regular Army, during a recess of the Senate, on September 25, 1916, with rank from that date. His name was submitted to the Senate on December 15, 1916, for the permanent form of commission, in confirmation of his recess appointment, and the nomination was confirmed on December 16, 1916, the permanent commission being signed on December 20, 1916. He accepted his appointment as Major General on September 30, 1916.
He was appointed General on October 6, 1917, with rank from that date, for the period of the existing emergency, under the provisions of an Act of Congress approved October 6, 1917. He accepted this appointment on October 8, 1917.
Gen. Pershing sailed for Europe on May 28, 1917. Prior to that date a total of 211 officers and 919 enlisted men had embarked from the United States for Europe.
Footnotes:
[A] Missouri Historical Review.
[B] Quoted in the Army and Navy Journal from the New York Times.
[C] See [Chapter I].
[D] Beyond the cabled report the writer is unable to verify this statement.
Transcriber's Notes:
The frontispiece of General Pershing was taken from the 1920 edition of this book.
"Bastille" spelled "Bastile" throughout the text.
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